Contrasting AXA (OTCMKTS:AXAHY) & Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG)

Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) and AXA (OTCMKTS:AXAHY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Hamilton Insurance Group and AXA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Insurance Group	13.28%	12.41%	3.72%
AXA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXA has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hamilton Insurance Group and AXA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.33 billion	0.93	$400.43 million	$3.03	7.03
AXA	$78.03 billion	1.39	$8.53 billion	N/A	N/A

AXA has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Insurance Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of AXA shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hamilton Insurance Group and AXA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Insurance Group	0	2	4	0	2.67
AXA	0	0	2	1	3.33

Hamilton Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $24.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.43%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hamilton Insurance Group is more favorable than AXA.

Summary

Hamilton Insurance Group beats AXA on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hamilton Insurance Group

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides underwriting specialty insurance and reinsurance risks in Bermuda and internationally. The company operates Hamilton Global Specialty, Hamilton Select, and Hamilton Re underwriting platforms. The company offers casualty reinsurance products, such as commercial motor, general liability, healthcare, multiline, personal motor, professional liability, umbrella and excess casualty, and worker's compensation and employer's liability reinsurance; property reinsurance and insurance; and specialty reinsurance solutions, including accident and health, aviation and space, crisis management, mortgage, financial lines, marine and energy, and multiline specialty. In addition, it offers accident and health, cyber, energy, environmental, financial lines, fine art and specie, kidnap and ransom, mergers and acquisitions, marine and energy liability, political risk and violence, professional liability, property binders, property direct and facultative, professional lines, space, upstream energy, excess casualty, war and terrorism, allied medical, management liability, medical professionals, general liability, products liability and contractors, and small business casualty insurance plans, as well as surety and treaty reinsurance products. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

About AXA

AXA SA, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, asset management, and banking services worldwide. The company operates through six segments: France; Europe; AXA XL; Asia, Africa & EME-LATAM; AXA Investment Managers; and Transversal & Other segments It offers life and savings insurance products, such as savings and retirement, other health, and personal protection products. The company also provides property and casualty insurance products, including car, home, and personal or professional liability to individual and business clients; international insurance for large corporate clients in Europe; and marine and aviation insurance services, as well as property and casualty reinsurance products. In addition, it offers asset management services in the areas of various asset classes, including equities, bonds, hedge funds, private equity, and real estate for the group’s insurance companies and their clients, and retail and institutional clients. Further, the company provides motor, household, property and general liability, health, term life, whole life, universal life, endowment, deferred and immediate annuities, and other investment-based products for personal/individual and commercial/ group customers. AXA SA was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Paris, France.